Congress Extends Nuisance Taxes For Two Years
Congress acts quickly to extend nuisance taxes for two years, sending the measure to President Roosevelt for signature. Senate and House conferees reached a two year extension of about $501.99 million in nuisance taxes, avoiding expiration at midnight Sunday. The deal was approved unanimously in both chambers and now awaits final House action before the White House.
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Congress
U.S
Washington
House
White House
Roosevelt
Senate
King
Dutah
Two Hours Short of World Endurance Record Flight
In Meridian Mississippi on June 27 the Key brothers piloting the plane Ole Miss with Pred Key at the controls and Al Key asleep on the fuel tank neared a new world endurance flight record at 3 1 30 p m EST only two hours remaining.
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Meridian
Miss
Flying Key Brothers
Ole Miss
Pred Key
al Key
Final Wheat Harvest Stages Reflect Backward Glances
A nostalgic column notes wheat harvest near completion and contrasts modern farming with earlier days. It recalls harder labor for small yields, thrifty homes, slower transportation, and fewer weekend accidents, urging readers to retain some old-time poise.
Eva Coo Faces Death Row Fears Faithlessness Of Friends
Eva Coo a 43 year old convicted slayer sits in Sing Sing death house nine months after sentencing. She recalls the electric chair and hopes Governor Lehman will grant clemency while lamenting the loss of old friends who she believes have forsaken her. Her mental and physical toll has been severe but she clings to the hope of reprieve.
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Ossining
N. Y
Eva Coo
Harry Wright
Otsego County Road
Herbert H. Lehman
Definite Data On Airports May Be Ready Soon
A Virginia airport program official writes city manager Arthur Field that definite data on federal funds for airport improvements may be ready within 30 days. Efforts aim to secure a field conforming to Commerce Department specs with a lease with option to purchase. Most site details are settled pending tentative development money.
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Arthur Field
A. H. Pettigrew
Virginia
Commerce Department
Girl Is Fined For Use Of Car
Hilda Lonas was fined 25.25 in police court for unauthorized use of an automobile and 10.25 for operating a car without a permit. She was taken into custody Monday after the vehicle she drove struck a parked service truck owned by Winchester Motor Company on Braddock street near the show room. The truck sustained about 25 dollars in damage.
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Hilda Lonas
Winchester Motor Company
Braddock Street
Braddock and
Boscawen
Mrs. Holt Attends Palace Theatre Premiere
Mrs Holt and her daughter plan to attend the final performance of Jack Holt in The Unwelcome Stranger at the Palace Theatre tonight. The mother praises the film as one of the finest Jack has made and notes it as a premier race horse picture for horse movie fans.
Canning's Aide Resigns From Justice Department
William Stanley of Maryland resigns as assistant to Attorney General Cummings. Officials decline to discuss a successor. Friends say Stanley plans to return to private law practice.
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Washington
William Stanley
Maryland
Cummings
Justice Department
Friends
Stanley
Republicans in Shenandoah Seek Nominees for Convention
Shenandoah county Republicans scramble to nominate for county offices while Democrats already fielding incumbents. In Lee district a Democratic primary pits E. B. Jones against Branner for supervisor. Four Republicans seek county treasurer, with Ray Miller, Clarence Kibler, Nehemiah Kelley, and Ripley Walker leading the field. Lou J. Coffman to seek renomination unopposed. No GOP challenger yet for Commonwealth Attorney Philip Williams.
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Ray Miller
Ripley Walker
Clarence Kibler
Nehemiah Kelley
Frederick County
Back Creek
Shenandoah
Lee
E. B. Jones
Mr. Branner
Luther G. Sheetz
Wilbur Lambert
New Market Town
Lester L. Hottel
Philip Williams
Newton W. Borden
Strasburg
House of Delegates
Shenandoah County
Anya Jeans
Woodstock
Mount Jackson
Lou J. Coffman
City Planners Urge Zoning After Complaints In Winchester
Winchester city planning committee proposes zoning to protect property owners from encroachment. Public hearings to study residential and commercial zones follow complaints about garages factories and multiunit flats. The group cites Alexandria Roanoke and Waynesboro as examples and lists committee members.
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Winchester
W. Nelson Page
America
Virginia
Alexandria
Roanoke
Waynesboro
Winchester Planning Committee
Mr. Page
Walker Bond
John H. Rosenberger
Fred L. Glaize Sr
H. Clay DeGrange
I C. MacCallum
Lee Barr
W C. Legge
Boom Started For Vandenberg
A Vandenberg-for-President league has been launched in Chicago by Attorney Vandorf Gray to promote Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan for the Republican nomination in 1936. Gray said similar groups would be organized in all Illinois counties.
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Chicago
Vandorf Gray
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Gray
Illinois
Lightning Hits Alcohol Tanks in Danzig Blast
Two tanks with 50,000 gallons of alcohol exploded when struck by lightning in Danzig. The blast shattered hundreds of windows in nearby homes but caused no fatalities.
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Free City OF
Danzig
Typhoon Levels Forty Houses In Nagasaki Prefecture
A Japanese typhoon in Nagasaki prefecture blew down forty houses and injured three people. The report notes moderate damage and ongoing cleanup efforts after the storm.
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Nagasaki
Japan
Nagasaki Prefecture
Damage verdict set aside by Fauquier judge
A jury verdict of 5000 for the estate of Fitz C. Kines was set aside by Judge J H Alexander in Warrenton. The court then entered a directed verdict for Loudoun Light and Power Co in a case over 10000 sought by the Kines estate administrator, Marshall National Bank and Trust Co. The decedents killed by contact with a 6600 volt line near the Woolfs' home included Kines, a tailor, and Ernest M Woolf and his wife.
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Fitz C. Kines
Upperville
Warrenton
Fauquier
J. H. Alexander
Loudoun Light and Power Company, Inc
Marshall National Bank and Trust Company
Kines
Power Company
Alexander
Fitz Kines
Ernest M. Woolf
Piedmont Virginia
McElthone
Woolfs
Woolf
The
R. Gray Williams
John J. Williams
This City
Edwin Garrett
Leesburg
J Donald Richards
Lawrence R. Bartenstein
W. W. Butzner
Fredericksburg
Contract Let For Building New Entrance
City Manager Arthur M Field received word from Virginia highways commissioner H G Shirley that the Route 50 contract within Winchester has been let and work should start soon A planned extension to Route 11 and Valley avenue and the Route 7 project were not commented on but a tool shed near the Henry property indicates digging will begin contractors are preparing for work.
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Arthur M. Field
H. G. Shirley
Virginia
Winchester
Mr. Shirley
Abram
Valley Avenue
Valley Pike
Henry
Ceas
Star skips Thursday issue on Independence Day
The Evening Star announces no publication on Thursday July 4 in observance of Independence Day.
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the Star
THE
Evening Star
Eastern Shore potato growers halt shipments over price
In Onley Virginia a mass meeting of Accomac and Northampton County growers led to a strike to keep potatoes off highways and wharves unless they net at least 1.80. A. E. Merker of the USDA and Early Potato Commission warned violence could arise while picketing was widespread across the eastern shore. George Fowler and Milton Hickman were appointed leaders of the strike committee as twenty growers staffed each point.
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Onley
Virginia
Painter
Accomac
Northampton
Maryland
A. E. Merker
United States Department of Agriculture
Early Potato Commission
North Carolina
Merker
George Fowler
Shady Side
Milton Hickman
Park Team Faces Stiff Fights This Weekend
The Winchester Park team prepares for tough games as Antietam Fire Company visits Saturday in second place in Washington County league, and Washington DC’s PWA team arrives Sunday. Lefty Jewett seeks form to counter a strong visitors club featuring Jim Murphy, Bob Sutton, Jo Jo Reid, and others. Clarendon A. C. plays two games on July 4, with reports of past battles against local pitcher Guy Duff.
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Winchester Park
Antietam Fire Company
Winchester
PWA
Washington, D. C
Lefty Jewett
Jim Murphy
Boston Red Sox
Bob Sutton
Jo Jo Reid
Georgia Tech
Charlie Koenig
Maryand University
Joe Hudson
Clarendon
Guy Duff
Notice of office closure and shopping offer at The Men's Shop
Dr A T Baker announces his offices at 110 N Cameron St will be closed during his absence until July 15. The Men's Shop advertises pressing service with a one year offer with every suit purchased.
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N. Cameron St
A. T. Baker
City considers ordinance to curb ad noise in Winchester
City council requests investigation into silencing loudspeakers and noise making devices in public places and vehicles selling wares. Harrisonburg already has a stale ordinance controlling ad noise. Roanoke and others see similar efforts. Local complaints cited as driving action.
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Winchester
Harrisonburg
Huey Long
Roanoke
Funeral Rites Held for Mrs Virginia Benson
Funeral services were conducted this afternoon at 2 o clock for Mrs Virginia Eutsler Benson 50 who died Tuesday The rites were from the home of her mother Mrs Annie Landes Eutsler 713 South Cameron street with Rev Dr Hubert Sydenstricker of Braddock Street M E Church South officiating He read Crossing the Bar and two hymns Afterward the cortege went to Edge Hill Cemetery Charles Town W Va for further rites Pallbearers were James Loy William Perry Harry W Ebert Charles R Keeler Frank Gearing and Eston P Bean She leaves her mother one sister and two brothers.
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Virginia Eutsler Benson
Annie Landes Eutsler
South
Cameron Street
Hubert Sydenstricker
Braddock Street
M. E. Church
Sydenstricker
Tennyson
Charles Town
W. Va
Edge Hill Cemetery
James Loy
William Perry
Harry W. Ebert
Charles R. Keeler
Frank Gearing
Eston P. Bean
Pine Motor Company fined for long street parking
Chief C W Hollis upheld complaints about cars owned by Pine Motor Company clogging a street near the plant. Charles Pine was fined five dollars for parking automobiles longer than six hours on a public street. The court warned only regularly used cars may stay.
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C. W. Hollis
Charles Pine
The
Pine Motor Company
Pine
Owsley Meets De Valera as U.S. Minister to Ireland
Alvin M. Owsley of Dallas, former national commander of the American Legion, was received by President Eamon De Valera in Dublin as United States minister to the Irish Free State on June 27.
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Irish Free State
Alvin M. Owsley
Dallas
American Legion
Eamon de Valera
United States
Allen Williams Dies In Clarke County
Allen Williams, colored, a minister from the Millwood section of Clarke county, died this afternoon about 12 45. He was married and left a family. Details were unavailable.
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Allen Williams
Millwood
Clarke County
Hats Friday and Saturday Mary 8s Yeakley 6 26
Event listing notes a hat sale or exhibition on Friday and Saturday at Mary Yeakley venue with a date near June 26. No further details available.
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Yeakley
Roosevelt seeks tighter money system to bar gold clause suits
President Roosevelt urged Congress to bar suits for payment of government securities in gold or devalued currency, an outgrowth of a Supreme Court ruling. He urged exchanging non gold securities for gold clause issues or payment in cash dollar for dollar with accrued interest, to eliminate uncertainty before adjournment.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Supreme Court
Court of Claims
Panama
United States
Panama Canal
Secretary of the Treasury
Fletcher
Senate Banking Committee
Eastern Shore Potato Shipments Halted By Pickets
Virginia farmers suspend shipments from two Eastern Shore counties demanding a minimum of 1.80 per barrel, with all shipping points picketed and labor action spreading.
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Virginia
Ossining
N. Y
Eva Coe
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Silver City
New
Chicago
Richmond
Oreign
Berlin
Hitler
Venice
Metropolitan Opera Company
New York
Paris
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Star Today
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